Rishra, Sreerampur Uttarpara

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Rishra
Census Town
Rishra is located in West Bengal
Rishra
Rishra
Location in West Bengal, India
Rishra is located in India
Rishra
Rishra
Rishra (India)
Coordinates: 22°43′34″N 88°19′38″E / 22.726139°N 88.327361°E / 22.726139; 88.327361Coordinates: 22°43′34″N 88°19′38″E / 22.726139°N 88.327361°E / 22.726139; 88.327361
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,503
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencySrerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituencySreerampur
Websitewb.gov.in

Rishra is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography[edit]

Cities and towns in the Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Rishra (CT) is located at 22°43′34″N 88°19′38″E / 22.726139°N 88.327361°E / 22.726139; 88.327361[1]

Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kanaipur , Basai and Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of the series of statutory towns/ cities – Rishra, Konnagar and Uttarpara.[1]

The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.[2]

Urbanisation[edit]

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the last 3 CD Blocks are shown in a separate map).[3][4] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[edit]

As per 2011 Census of India Rishra (CT) had a total population of 16,503 of which 8,492 (51%) were males and 8,011 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 725. The total number of literates in Rishra (CT) was 13,414 (85.02% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration[edit]

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), Serampore (M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT).[5]

Transport[edit]

Rishra railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line serves the locality.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Serampur-Uttarpara CD Block, page 635. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2016.